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Environment Canada has some historical data, but it is somewhat limited. You may be able to find what you are looking for here. At the bottom there is a Historical Station search page that may be able to help you.

Was out at Policeman's last night, they have a bunch of no parking and open excavation signs on the road after the parking lot right now. Was walking on the bank upstream of the parking lot and it looks like they have started the work on it.

Done and done. Really short survey, if you want a quality trout fishery closer to Calgary, take this survey to show our support for the idea!

I attempt this all the time, but never seems to work

Call it in. Just this past weekend I saw some containers that looked like sardine (or some other type of fish) tin cans at a spot close to Longview along the Highwood, wish I could have called it in myself.

Anybody ever have any luck with mouse patterns on any local rivers before? These sorta videos really get me excited to tie some of those bad boys, but haven't had any luck the few times I have tried them.

So how long do we need these lower temps and rain until we see the rivers start to cool down?

That is a great point Toolman. While we are at it, I'd like to throw out the idea of putting restrictions for water flow change to be a certain percentage of the flow rate per hour (something like 10-20% perhaps?). This would hopefully alleviate those sharp spikes or drops in water flow we tend to see on the Bow River. I do not have any knowledge of how the dams work, but there must be some way to gradually lower the water level, rather than drop it significantly for a couple hours then pop it right back up.

Any fly shop in town will likely be able to find you a guide for the day. My personal favorite is Fish Tales, but there are many others out there (Country Pleasure, Bow River Troutfitters, etc...).

I have had some success on a Kaufmann stone pattern, and have heard Jimmy Legs produce pretty well in the Bow as well. I haven't tied them myself yet, but a quick google search produces some how tos on tieing them.

Never had luck on the worm myself. Tried it half a dozen times or so with no luck. Can't see it being very tough to tie though. Thanks for the advice everyone! Giving me some good food for thought

I am looking at getting into fly tying, but am looking for some advice. Got a bunch of the small tools and whatnot for Christmas, and will be picking up a vice in the next day or so from fish tales (not too sure which one yet, but will be inquiring when I get there). In regards to the learning process, what fly would you recommend I start on out the list of flies I plan to tie for next year? Caddis Caddis Pupae Sex Dungeon Skid Bitch Soft Hackle Wet Fly Bow River Bugger Chernobly Ant Prince Nymph Clouser Minnow Stimulator Chironomid Adams Fly Griffiths Gnat I plan to start off easy and have to take my time and look up the certain techniques as I run into them. Any help is appreciated! I may be taking the fly tying course at Fish Tales in February, but that is still a little ways away and I wanted to get my feet wet before then!

I don't own one but I am thinking of getting one and will throw in my two cents. The head mount will probably give you the best POV perspective, but will also look the goofiest (IMO). If I end up getting on, I plan on mounting it on a monopod to try and get some good shot of the fish underwater, or hopefully even coming up to take the fly.

Griffiths gnat is my go to for midge imitations, looks like a big clump of them together. Works well even in the summer months as well.

Same for me, except it is a google sheets spreadsheet. Don't keep track of my skunk days, although maybe I should. I am curious how many fish people catch a year? I am at 63 for the year as of right now, which is a pretty big improvement over the 30 something I caught last year.

When is it safe to start targeting them again? I wanted to this weekend, but now I realize that might not be a good idea.

Where was it taken? As far as the species, I have no idea personally.

I have had my first couple of experiences random camping this year, and I have to say, I was impressed. The sites I stayed at were clean, free of garbage, and those that camped nearby were very respectful. I hope they do not put too many restrictions on it, as it is something I hope to do for years to come. As for the OHV, I have not run into many of those while out, although me and a friend were disheartened when we wanted to fish fallentimber one day, and there was a big motorbike event happening, so we went out to panther instead. Its not just OHV messing up the rivers though. In August, I was staying near the Panther river, and there was a guy who drove his truck across the river to access what looked like a trail. Needless to say, the people horseback riding laid into us fisherman as we were walking by it mistaking the truck for ours, but glad to see people out there looking out for the rivers. Hopefully this regulation goes smoothly and doesn't hinder those who respect the environment too much.

At least you get a view from your place of work! But then again, that could be the problem...

Thanks guys. I will probably head into fish tales one of these days and see what they say.

Hi All, I am looking at getting into fly tying over this winter. Having never done so before, and with only a little research into the subject, I have a couple questions regarding the initial purchase. I have seen a bunch of "fly tying kits" at various fly shops and online, ranging from $40 to $200. Naturally, I want to start out with one like this because of how cheap it is, but wanted to get someone's take on it that has some experience on the matter. I have noticed that many of them come with materials, which is probably why they are more expensive, but I already know what flies I will be tying (stimmies, clousers, adams and maybe dungeons), so I don't want to buy material I won't use. Any other recommendations for what I should be looking at/for? Thanks for any help!

Flows are back up as of around 1:00 this morning.

1. You can catch fish anytime of the day, but they are definitely more active early in the morning, and late in the evening. Many times, I have seen very little fish rise from ~19:00 to 21:00, and then at 21:30, the big boys come closer into shore and start feeding. Makes it real fun when you see them and manage to hook into one. 2. The farther you cast, the harder it will be to get a dead drift (for nymph and dry fly fishing). I find you don't need to get out to the middle of the river, just be observant and look for areas where fish are feeding or good holding water. 3. There are three main types of fly fishing: Dry, Nymph, and streamer. A wolly bugger is a streamer, and is supposed to imitate leechs and the like. The common method for streamer fishing is to cast straight out from you, or at a little angle downstream, and let the fly sink a little before letting it swing through. You can also strip (pull in) the line if the current isn't strong enough, or you are at a lake. You want to be as close to the bottom as possible, as that is where the fish usually are (not always though). 4. Generally, you need to match what the fish are eating. There are many patterns (like the adams fly) that imitate a wide variety of flies (for the adams, that is mayflies). Practice makes perfect with fishing dries though, you just gotta get out there and try and keep that fly as dead drifted as possible. You don't always need to false cast (where you wind up multiple times to get line out), many times you can just take the fly out of the water, load once, and shoot it back out. 5. As a beginner, I would recommend one fly to start. Tangles SUCK, especially when you see fish rising and want to cast to them. Until you get better at casting, I would stick with one fly. The more flies on, the better your chance of catching fish, but you have 0% chance of catching fish if you spend your whole time untangling your line. Some excellent teaching videos located here at Orvis, goes over just about everything to do with fly fishing. http://howtoflyfish.orvis.com/video-lessons Keep at it, and things will come together. I was in your boat a year ago after my first year fly fishing, and this year I wound up catching my fair share of Bow river beauties.

I don't mean to hijack, but I have been wondering about something related to this topic for a little while. Does anyone have much luck swinging wet flies at the end of a dead drift as a dropper on a dry?

What about Beavers? I see them all the time by my favorite run on the Bow, and they always seem to eye me up and splash their tale at me. Always wondered if they would ever show aggression and attack, anyone ever seen something like that?